The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-08-04
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Grapes are rottipg badly.
The new tile works have constant.
ly increasing business.
Auditor Olin was confined to his
bed two days last week by sickness.
Mr.. end Mrs. e. P. Brainerd return
ed Monday evening from their eastern
trip.
Battery "An Reunion at Twin Lake
next week. A grand good time is
anticipated.
E. B. Goldman and family returned
to their home in Ten nessee on Thurs
day last.
The M. E. Sunday School held their
annual picnic at Silver Lake last Fri.
day.
Ravenna Lodge, I. o. o. F. held a
pleasant picnic at Twin Lakes last
Thursday.
John and Theodore Creighton left
Saturday for Beaver Falls, Pa, to work
in glass factory.
Wednesday evening last the saw
mill at Drakesburgh was burned. The
loss ia estimated at 81, 500.
By q vote of to 2, the Council of
Kent refused to accept the water works
plant in its present condition.
The Disciple Sunday School hold
their annual picnic at Silver Lake TO
day wednesday,
The Congregational Sunday School
will hold Its annual picnic at Silver
Lake, Friday, the 18th inst.
Memorial services were held at the
Universalist church, Sunday,i in mem-
ory of the late Mrs. DR.. Beiden.
The ladies of the NJ. E. Church, of
Brimfield, served ice cream, at the
Town Hall last Saturday evening.
The Streetsboro Band will hold
dance at the Town Hall in that place,
Saturday evening next, August 9Th.
A. G. Mason, of Chicago, spent the
day with his Ravenna friends Monday
last. We were pleased to see him
looking well.
Geo. w. Smith, ESQ.,, of Sayer, Pa,
ofoppod off Mondoxy Loot on n ia NOV ta
the West, to visit his brother ex- May
or N. n. Smith.
There will be services both morning
and evening at the Congregational
Church next Sunday, the vacation of
Rev. Meek having expired.
The sky was overcast with heavy
black clouds Sunday afternoon and
evening, but no rain gladdened the
dusty face of mother earth.
Even with the water works to I" re-
lieve the pressure" the well at the
Court House is pumped out nearly
every day during the heated term.
The 4th Annual reunion of the San
ford and Atwater families will be held
at the residence of Henry B. Coe, in
Mantua, Thursday, Aug. 25th. 1887.
Capt. Hubert Dilger, of Battery L"
writes to the "boys" that he will
surely attend the reunion of the old
Battery, which is to be held in this
city in October.
Col. Rlsdon writes that he is fast re.
gaining bis health. He took in days
sport with the "big fish," and landed.
one weighing 25o pounds. It was q
shark.
The fishing has been good the past
week, if one can believe the stories
that are told about the ones that were
caught-and the bigger ones that got
away.
Rev. Nathan Paltzgrof was called
to Warren, o., last week, by the ill,
ness of sister residing there, who
died Saturday. Funeral services were
held Monday.
Mr.. e. P. Brainerd received the sad
intelligence since his return home OF
the death of his brother, John A.
Brainerd, which occurred on the 18th
ult.. at Key West, Fla, of yellow
fever.
The store, residence and barn of Mr..
Jas. Bigelow and vacant house be.
longing to Mr.. J. Davis, at Palmyra,
burned at an early hour last Friday
morning, Loss about $3 500; insured
for $4,000.
VIM. Dyson, who shot his wife anG
brother in law, in Hiram, last week
an account of which was given by oul
Hiram correspondent, has been ad
judged insane by the Probate Court.
The annual picnic of the BrimfielC
"hensn will be held at SANDY LAX.
next Saturday. The owl" was no
invited, but has secured perch from
which to take observations and repor
the proceedings.
The deciding match, between thl
Kent and Cuyahoga Falls Gun Clubs
was won by the Kent Club, by scor'
of 1876 to 12s. The shoot was Witnesse,
by large number of interested spec
taters.
John B. King, of Howard City
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